noon-1:00pm

Summit Registration

Petro Theatre

Lobby

1-1:30pm

Summit Welcome

Dr. Stefani Hicswa, Ph.D, Chancellor MSU Billings

Petro Theatre

1:30-3pm

College Student Mental Health and Well-being in Montana: Creating more Expansive Cultures of Care 

Betsy Asserson, Ph.D., Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, MSU

Crystine Miller, MA, Director of Student Affairs & Student Engagement, Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education

Amber Spring, MS, LCPC Counselor, MSU Northern

Darla Tyler McSherry, MS Director of Student Health Services, MSU Billings

Petro Theatre

3-3:15

Break

Petro Theatre Lobby


3:15-4:15


Day 1 Keynote: American Indian Mental Health in Montana: Seeking Solutions in our Strengths as People of This Land

Dr. Annie Belcourt, Professor & Native American Studies Chair, University of Montana 


Petro Theatre

4:15-5:15

Closing Plenary: Designing for Well-being: A New Framework for Higher Education

David Arnold, Assistant Vice President of Health, Safety, & Well-being Initiatives, NASPA

Petro Theatre

7:30-8:30 am

Registration, Breakfast, & Networking

Petro Theatre 

Lobby

8:30-9:30am

Day 2 Opening Plenary: Suicide Prevention in Montana

Karl Rosston, LCSW, Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Montana Department of Health & Human Services

Petro Theatre

9:30-10:30am

Prevention Trainings

 
 

QPR Gatekeeper Training

Brian Kassar, Psy.D., Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Counseling and Psychological Services, MSU

COE 122

 

Montana Tribal Zero Suicide State Grant

Terrance Laframboise (LissiiksaakoomApaapooma), MSW-ITR, Zero Suicide Grant Program Coordinator, Montana DPHHS

LI 148

 

Language Matters: Developing a Common Language to Address Student Mental Well-being

Marci Torres, MPH, Director of Office of Health Advancement, MSU

Kayli Julius, Wellness Director, Curry Health Center, UM

LI 152

10:30-10:45am

Break & Snacks

COE

Lobby

10:45-noon

Mental Health in Montana Breakouts

 
 

Accelerating Access: Making Mental Health Care Available for Every Montanan

Eric Arzubi, MD, CEO & Co-Founder of Frontier Psychiatry

COE 269

 

Cultural Awareness in Trauma-Informed Care: Connecting the Past to the Present for Informed Change in Native American Communities

Kathleen Little Leaf, MSW, LAC, SWLAC, Owner of Little Leaf Consulting & Little Leaf Counseling, LLC

COE 427

 

Veteran Students & Mental Health: Connecting to Community

Joe Schumacher, Director Veterans Services, Travis W. Atkins Veteran Support Center, MSU

Shane Grantham, Director, Military and Veterans Success Center, MSU Billings

Brian Kassar, Psy.D., Suicide Prevention Coordinator, Counseling and Psychological Services, MSU

COE 423

noon-1:30pm

Lunch 

Sponsored by NASPA

COE 122

1:30-2:45pm

The State of Montana’s Behavioral Health Workforce 

Beth Ann Carter, Assistant Director Behavioral Health Programs, Montana Office of Rural Health/Area Health Education Center (AHEC)

Petro Theatre

 

Kognito and Connection

Emily Schuff, MA, Director of Student Life, Helena College

YSHB 101

     

2:45-3pm

Break & Snacks

Petro Theatre Lobby

3-4:00pm

Innovative Approaches to Mental Health & Well-being

 
 

Supporting Graduate Student Mental Health & Well-being

Beverly Karplus Hartline, Ph.D., Professor Emerita of Geophysics, Montana Technological University

Dr. Ashby Kinch, Professor of English and Dean of Graduate School, University of Montana

Sarah Keller MS, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Communication and Theatre, MSU BIllings

Natasha Chadwell, Graduate Student, Montana Technological University 

LI 148

 

I Got This–Resilience Workshop

Jerry Girard, LCPC, LAC, Director of Counseling, Student Health Services, MSU Billings


Student Well-being Re-imagined: Integrated Care and Operations @ MSU Bozeman

Amber Long, M.Ed, Associate Vice President for Student Wellness @ Montana State University

LA 205




COE 122

     

4:00-4:15pm


Break


Petro Theatre Lobby

4:15-5:30pm

Summit Keynote 

Mental Health in US Higher Education

Dr. Sasha Zhou, Assistant Professor Department of Public Health, Wayne State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Co-Investigator Healthy Minds Network

Petro Theatre

5:30-6:30pm

Enhancing Community Mental Health & Well-being Reception

Please join us for a reception to celebrate and connect

Live Music By:

Steve Miller, Web Content Manager, University Communications and Marketing, MSU Billings

Evan O’Kelly, Associate Athletic Director for Communications, MSU Billings

SUB Atrium

7:30-8:00am

Breakfast

Petro Theatre Lobby

8-9:00am

Day 3 Plenary: 

Hiding In Plain Sight: What Don’t I Know

Kee Dunning, MS, Med, LCPC, LMFT

Introduced by Melissa Glueckert, Wellbeing Support Coordinator, UM

Petro Theatre

9-10:00am

Leading Transformation Workshops

 
 

MUS Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Task Force

Task Force members only please

YSHB 203

 

Supporting Student Mental Health and Wellness: Tools for Faculty

Laura Thum, Ph.D., Assistant Director of Outreach and Prevention, Counseling and Psychological Services, MSU

COE 122

 

Achieving a Max Fab Attitude as a Max Fab Leader

David Nordel, CMSgt, USAF (ret), RN, BSN, MS, Emergency Manager, Motivational Leadership Coach & Speaker, Owner One Man With a Plan (A Veteran Owned Proprietorship), Board of Directors Horses Spirits Healing

LA 205

10-10:15am

Break

 

10:15-11:15am

Mobilizing Tools to Support Campus Mental Health & Well-being Workshops

 
 

Developing & Implementing an Effective Continuum of Mental Health and Well-being Supports within Unique Campus Contexts

Nathaan Demers, Psy.D, Vice President of Clinical Programs & Strategic Partnerships, Grit Digital Health

Mia Trentadue, MPS, Partners Success Manager, Grit Digital Health

YSHB 201

 

A Closer Look into the Healthy Minds Study

Dr. Sasha Zhou,  Assistant Professor Department of Public Health, Wayne State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Co-Investigator Healthy Minds Network


Safe Zone Training

Kelsey Osmond, LCPC, NCC, Mental Health Counselor,

Montana State University Billings

Rev. Dwight Welch, United Campus Minister, Montana

State University Billings

COE 427






SUB Yellowstone

11:15-12:30pm

Closing Plenary Panel

Building Infrastructure to Support Diversity and Equity in Student Mental Health & Well-being

Amy Capolupo, Director Office of Disability Equity, Director Montana 10, UM

Levenae Buggs, Ph.D., Senior Staff Therapist, Counseling and Psychological Services, MSU

Ambrin Masood, Ph.D., LCPC, Associate Professor Rehabilitation and Human Services, MSU Billings, MT School Psychologist

Petro Theatre

12:30-12:45pm

Closing Remarks

Jerry Girard LCPC, LAC, Director of Counseling, Student Health Services, MSU Billings

Petro Theatre

 

NASPA/Healthy Colleges Montana Certified Peer Educator Training

Following the summit, the MUS has partnered with NASPA and Healthy Colleges Montana to host a Certified Peer Educator Training focused on providing students with leadership skills to make positive impact at their campuses. The training is free and available to any college student in Montana. The training takes place Thursday 9/22 afternoon and all day Friday 9/23.  Institutions participating in the Healthy Colleges Montana coalition may have travel funding available to help students attend this event and the summit. Please work with your campus HCM Advisor or email  HCMontana@naspa.org with any questions.